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obama is mr. cool. trip him up and you have a chance. >> and nuclear-arms iran is not something that can be contained. >> the united states is following a policy of bullying. >> shockingly, some people have been d -- have begun to peddle the notion that a nuclear-arms iran would stabilize the middle east. yeah, right. >> president obama being criticized for funding time to appear o," -- finding -- finding time to appear on "the view" but not me with preside -- minister netanyahu. >> the attack happened five days after the charlotte convention, at which democrats have complained over and over again, spiked the football 100 times over killing osama bin laden. that was the one achievement, and the implication was that he was the guy who took care of al qaeda. within a week you have the al qaeda affiliate sacking the u.s. embassy, killing an ambassador. the administration did not want that story to coexist with their theme of how great an anti- terror policy obama had. they deceived the country, sending the
obama is mr. cool. trip him up and you have a chance. >> and nuclear-arms iran is not something that can be contained. >> the united states is following a policy of bullying. >> shockingly, some people have been d -- have begun to peddle the notion that a nuclear-arms iran would stabilize the middle east. yeah, right. >> president obama being criticized for funding time to appear o," -- finding -- finding time to appear on "the view" but not me with...
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this is obama, this is president obama and they're really disappointed. is >>> in 2008, i voted for barack obama. >>> he was new. he had new ideas. >>> i think that now we've given obama a fair chance. and i don't think he's able to do what we need him to do. >>> the president is doing a mediocre job, and the economy in my opinion is still the same as it was four years ago. >>> what's effective about that is that what governor romney has to do is persuade people who voted for president obama that they shouldn't vote for him again. if the attack is strong on his competence or strong on some facet of his leadership, the danger is people hunker down and defend their original vote. this situates the voter where the voter is right now, it says, "we license you to reject the incumbent." it's an ad that says, "let's make this a referendum. >> what about the pro-obama ad? what's the most effective ad they've run that is believable? >> i think the most effective ad that they have is on the air right now. it's capturing a small segment of the statement that governo
this is obama, this is president obama and they're really disappointed. is >>> in 2008, i voted for barack obama. >>> he was new. he had new ideas. >>> i think that now we've given obama a fair chance. and i don't think he's able to do what we need him to do. >>> the president is doing a mediocre job, and the economy in my opinion is still the same as it was four years ago. >>> what's effective about that is that what governor romney has to do is...
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obama won that by 14,000 votes. gwen: that's really narrow. >> a state like indiana, that was a state that obama won last time. romney will win that. everyone is surprised that all of these polls are pretty much saying obama is in command of the lead. chuck talked about they lost august. one reading is that they lost the summer, the romney campaign. if you look at obama did, they did, at the start of this race was in may. that's when they started going out with tough ads and framing romney as someone who wasn't in touch with the middle class and the tax issue, him releasing his tax returns. he was always on the defensive and now he has a lot of ground to make up. gwen: is there an argument to be made that there is a policy shift going on in america's mind as well, not just a good speech or a good piece of positioning, but actually people are looking at their choices differently now? >> there are ways to think of this, not just through polling data but economic data and there is a surge of optimism. small business co
obama won that by 14,000 votes. gwen: that's really narrow. >> a state like indiana, that was a state that obama won last time. romney will win that. everyone is surprised that all of these polls are pretty much saying obama is in command of the lead. chuck talked about they lost august. one reading is that they lost the summer, the romney campaign. if you look at obama did, they did, at the start of this race was in may. that's when they started going out with tough ads and framing...
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obama will come face to face in a debate. if you were jim wednesday night, where these issues are concerned, at the economy, how we avoid what has happened already, how we avoid falling into another recession, around those issues, what ought to be debated wednesday night? >> they should be challenged about whether we want a sustainable financial system. will both presidents appoint people to their economic team who will see the economic interest of the people probably? -- broadly? will they appoint regulators who will be independent of wall street? will they support them when they need to make decisions? will this president protect regulators when congress tries to beat up on them? did they recognize the crucial connection between our economic growth and prosperity? tavis: if you were going to appoint regulators and others not connected to wall street without looking for names, where would you look for those types of people? whenever you talk about financial issues, the people who in-depth writing these institutions -- to end
obama will come face to face in a debate. if you were jim wednesday night, where these issues are concerned, at the economy, how we avoid what has happened already, how we avoid falling into another recession, around those issues, what ought to be debated wednesday night? >> they should be challenged about whether we want a sustainable financial system. will both presidents appoint people to their economic team who will see the economic interest of the people probably? -- broadly? will...
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ambassador for india under the obama administration. it is a very robust defense of america's constitutional rights. how do you think it goes across the muslim world in the wake of this controversial one? >> he tried to do three things and i thought he was very effective. first, he talked about a very strong case for u.s. leadership in the world. he condemned the violence and also made the case for free speech and what that means in the world. secondly, he talked about the advancement of democracy. how that is founded on principles. and thirdly, i thought he talked very effectively to a domestic audience, a litany of achievements that he has obtained in his foreign policy, thereby strengthening his record there. contrasting what governor romney might do or what he might not do. >> as a candidate in the days of the berlin speech, he talked about the need to tear down the wall between christians and jews and muslims. but that was as high as ever. >> as ambassador to india for a few years, you see a lot of good things in the world. the amb
ambassador for india under the obama administration. it is a very robust defense of america's constitutional rights. how do you think it goes across the muslim world in the wake of this controversial one? >> he tried to do three things and i thought he was very effective. first, he talked about a very strong case for u.s. leadership in the world. he condemned the violence and also made the case for free speech and what that means in the world. secondly, he talked about the advancement of...
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>> what barack obama and mitt romney have to address is a kind of middle-class malaise, a perception that while the rich will take care of themselves, and the poor will be taken care of by the state, people in the beenle have somehow bmm forgotten. this is what the middle class dream was supposed to look like. >> 1950's middletown. >> folbaum mike, well, i think he did a decent job but i don't like his health-care plan. -- obama, well, i think he did a different job. mitt romney is a decent job. him being as rich as he is, i don't think that he would understand a middle class person's problems. >> as a halloween decorations go up, the next generation is thinking as if trickle treat. >> clearly, the economic pain is still being felt here four years after the financial crisis. there are new moves to punish those responsible for the meltdown. the new york attorney general has launched a lawsuit against jpmorgan chase over accusations that the defrauded mortgage investor to the run-up to the global financial crisis. for more on that, i am joined by michelle in new york. why is jpmorgan b
>> what barack obama and mitt romney have to address is a kind of middle-class malaise, a perception that while the rich will take care of themselves, and the poor will be taken care of by the state, people in the beenle have somehow bmm forgotten. this is what the middle class dream was supposed to look like. >> 1950's middletown. >> folbaum mike, well, i think he did a decent job but i don't like his health-care plan. -- obama, well, i think he did a different job. mitt...
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president obama was in henderson, nevada, getting ready. last night he tried to lower expectations for himself at a rally in las vegas. >> i know folks in the media are speculating already on who is going to have the best zingers. >> you are! i don't know about that. who is going to put the the most points on the board. >> you are! no, no, governor romney is a good debater. i'm just okay. >> woodruff: by contrast a prominent romney supporting was out hyping his candidate's debating skills. new jersey governor chris christie on cbs's face the nation yesterday. >> i've seen mitt romney do this before. he's going to come in wednesday night and lay out his vision for america. he's going to contrast what his view is and what the president's record is. and the president's view for the future. this whole race is going to be turned upsidedown come thursday morning. >> woodruff: like wise president obama's senior advisor david pluf offerd this assessment on nbc's meet the press. >> challengers tend to benefit from debates. we've expected all along t
president obama was in henderson, nevada, getting ready. last night he tried to lower expectations for himself at a rally in las vegas. >> i know folks in the media are speculating already on who is going to have the best zingers. >> you are! i don't know about that. who is going to put the the most points on the board. >> you are! no, no, governor romney is a good debater. i'm just okay. >> woodruff: by contrast a prominent romney supporting was out hyping his...
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if obama would stand up to china. >> ifill: with its own tv ad charging obama is weak on trade against china. overthe weekend both candidates used dueling interviews on cbs's "60 minutes" to make their case. romney was pressed to provide specifics on economic policy. >> well, i can tell them specifically what my policy looks like. i will not raise taxes on middle-income folks. i will not lower the share of taxes paid by high-income individuals. and i will make sure that wee bring down rates, we limit deductions and exemptions so we can keep the code and we encourage growth in jobs. >> and the devil is in the details though. what are we talking about'? the mortgage deduction? the charitable deduction. >> the devil is in the details. the angell is in the policy which is creating more jobs. >> you have heard the criticism, i'm sure, that your campaign can be vague about things. i wonder if this isn't precisely one of those things. >> it's very much consistent with my experience as a governor. which is if you want to work together with people across the aisle, you lay out your principles a
if obama would stand up to china. >> ifill: with its own tv ad charging obama is weak on trade against china. overthe weekend both candidates used dueling interviews on cbs's "60 minutes" to make their case. romney was pressed to provide specifics on economic policy. >> well, i can tell them specifically what my policy looks like. i will not raise taxes on middle-income folks. i will not lower the share of taxes paid by high-income individuals. and i will make sure that...
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effective for president obama. he's used spanish-speaking volunteers talking about the issues, talking to other people in the community about that. just kind of one-to-one thing that really helps build trust in the hispanic community. this is someone we can trust. >> woodruff: greg allen joining us with a look at what both campaigns are doing to reach hispanic voters. thanks very much. >> my pleasure. >> ifill: tune in tomorrow night for special pbs' coverage of the first presidential debate, moderated by jim lehrer. mark shields and david brooks will join judy and me for real time analysis at 9:00 p.m. eastern time. but our coverage begins at noon online, when we begin live stream coverage with interviews on policy, a politics preview and a live blog throughout the debate itself. the conversation continues after the debate ends at a google-plus hangt with undecided battleground state voters. >> woodruff: there are new developments today in the benghazi consulate attack as congressional committee leaders turn up th
effective for president obama. he's used spanish-speaking volunteers talking about the issues, talking to other people in the community about that. just kind of one-to-one thing that really helps build trust in the hispanic community. this is someone we can trust. >> woodruff: greg allen joining us with a look at what both campaigns are doing to reach hispanic voters. thanks very much. >> my pleasure. >> ifill: tune in tomorrow night for special pbs' coverage of the first...
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everyone assumed that obama would because he had said as much. and when the time came, he looked at it and clearly his political people said to him, you're raising so much more money than mccain, why would you go into that system and limit your spending? so don't go into the system. >>> we've made the decision not to participate in the public financing system for the general election. this means we'll be forgoing more than $80 million in public funds during the final months of this election. it's not an easy decision, and especially because i support a robust system of public financing of elections. >>> and i think that was a practical, political decision, but contrary to everything he had said about the value of public financing. and what we're now learning is, once that cat is out of the bag, it's really hard to put it back in. >> and so we're in a radically different place than we were four years ago. individuals now can give unlimited amounts and corporations to these super pacs. if they give to the allied (c) (4) social welfare group, no one
everyone assumed that obama would because he had said as much. and when the time came, he looked at it and clearly his political people said to him, you're raising so much more money than mccain, why would you go into that system and limit your spending? so don't go into the system. >>> we've made the decision not to participate in the public financing system for the general election. this means we'll be forgoing more than $80 million in public funds during the final months of this...
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obama also had a new warning on iran's nuclear program. yesterday iranian leader ahmadinejad repeated his claim that the program is only for peaceful purposes, an explanation the u.s. and other countries dismiss. today the president said again iran cannot be allowed to build nuclear weapons. >> let me be clear. america wants to resolve this issue through diplomacy. we believe that there is still time and space to do so. but that time is not unlimited. make no mistake, a nuclear-armed iran is not a challenge that can be contained. it would threaten the elimination of israel, the security of gulf nations, and the stability of the global economy. >> woodruff: turning to the civil war in syria, the president repeated his call for an end to the bloodshed and to the regime of bashar al assad. >> if there is a cause that cries out for protest in the world today, peaceful protest, it is the regime that tortures children and shoots rockets at apartment buildings. we must remain engaged to assure that what began with citizens demanding their rights
obama also had a new warning on iran's nuclear program. yesterday iranian leader ahmadinejad repeated his claim that the program is only for peaceful purposes, an explanation the u.s. and other countries dismiss. today the president said again iran cannot be allowed to build nuclear weapons. >> let me be clear. america wants to resolve this issue through diplomacy. we believe that there is still time and space to do so. but that time is not unlimited. make no mistake, a nuclear-armed iran...
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the obama campaign is also pointing to some revised job numbers to make its case. the u.s. bureau of labor statistics said yesterday there were nearly 400,000 more jobs created in the previous year that ended in march. that would mean that there are a higher number of jobs than when president obama took office. but the u.s. still has four million fewer jobs since before the collapse of the financial sector. there's other sobering data as well, showing a still sluggish recovery. the commerce department revised its estimate of second-quarter economic growth down yesterday from 1.7%. mitt romney seized on the change in springfield, virginia. >> we are at 1.3%. this is... this is unacceptable. >> woodruff: other economic indicators also paint a mixed picture. the stock market itself, while down today, has been climbing in recent weeks to its highest levels in nearly five years. today, the dow jones industrial average lost almost 49 points after a weak manufacturing report and worries over europe to close just over 13,437. and the housing market may be stabilizing. a key index s
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president obama has said he wants to prevent iran from getting nuclear weapons. but what does that mean in practice? and what the prime minister did today was say that for israel it's not the weapon that matters it is stopping them earlier than that. there's a point in the enrichment process that we have to stop them which injects clarity into the debate about the overall objective. >> woodruff: so you're saying there was something new there? >> i think it's very useful that he helped clarify the israeli view that the definition of prevention, of stopping a nuclear weapon does not mean just before you turn the screw on the final device. it has to be to be effective it has to mean earlier in the enrichment process. >> woodruff: why is that significant? you started out saying you didn't hear anything new but maybe that is? >> we've been hearing about red lines for quite some time from the prime minister and he hasn't specified exactly what it is. it's been clear to all that uranium ren itchment is the long poll in the tent. but i think he still left vague as to whe
president obama has said he wants to prevent iran from getting nuclear weapons. but what does that mean in practice? and what the prime minister did today was say that for israel it's not the weapon that matters it is stopping them earlier than that. there's a point in the enrichment process that we have to stop them which injects clarity into the debate about the overall objective. >> woodruff: so you're saying there was something new there? >> i think it's very useful that he...
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so if obama gets elected they stay in. if romeny gets elected which he won't then he can't necessarily change it so let's just build that those tax cuts are gonna expire at the end of the year period. the one thing that i can tell you that is very troublesome to me as i look at prices, as i look across as i look at hog prices priced for next summer, i look at cattle prices, i look at grain prices and that is that why is it that we ignore the food and energy component of cpi? so, i could be ben bernanke's speech writer because he says the same thing every time he goes in front of the senate is we don't see any particular problem with inflation. really, we don't corn prices just nearly double in three months. so, how is it there is no inflation? >> reporter: do you get any sense that the ethanol mandate is going to change under either administration under obama or if romney would get elected? >> well is sure seems like the word ethanol has turned into a pejorative and it's not exactly the most positive topic. i just don't kn
so if obama gets elected they stay in. if romeny gets elected which he won't then he can't necessarily change it so let's just build that those tax cuts are gonna expire at the end of the year period. the one thing that i can tell you that is very troublesome to me as i look at prices, as i look across as i look at hog prices priced for next summer, i look at cattle prices, i look at grain prices and that is that why is it that we ignore the food and energy component of cpi? so, i could be ben...
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. >> what do you think is factored into the market right now, an obama victory or a romney victory? >> i think it is either president is going get elected i think the market will react the same way. i think the market will still move higher because what we have seen is the economic data that has been coming out of washington has supported this rally that we've seen. job numbers are getting better. housing numbers are getting better. not at the speed in which everybody would like to see it but yes, things are getting better. >> even after the election we still have the overhang of the fiscal cliff. how are traders viewing that threat. >> that's scary it is a date on the calendar that keeps getting pushed but we know is out there and something like that is going to come. but as time gets pushed out there are some really big dark clouds that are there and i think investors will have to figure out who they think is going to be best to get us through there. do you take the-- incumbent president who has been sitting there and part of these issues and part of the solutions that are there,
. >> what do you think is factored into the market right now, an obama victory or a romney victory? >> i think it is either president is going get elected i think the market will react the same way. i think the market will still move higher because what we have seen is the economic data that has been coming out of washington has supported this rally that we've seen. job numbers are getting better. housing numbers are getting better. not at the speed in which everybody would like to...
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it was an n enormous credential for obama. but because ronny shs paul romney chose fl upyan,n, he did not the emptiness of his was an eye -- is resume on foreign policy. >> can you explain why susan insisted at the attacks the embassy were the results a demonstration? >> is entirely possible --ay i answer? >> i was asking mark. we like to o hear from everybody. >> if you were trying to hide something, you would not send somebody out. he would maintain radio silence -- >> radio silenence after an ambassad is murdered? >> can i finish? take a little while to whatout exactly happened. we apparently don't even knoww the fbi has not figured out mobher there really was a eloited, or was it by al qaeda or some other -- think it may be some -- or not? >> evan? >> don't thi t therere's any conspiracy here. think it does take time to it.re out who did they would love to kill the person who did it and they will. >> you want to read a great book cage executitive? "ike's bluff," by evanan thomas. >> great review in "the new york times." to
it was an n enormous credential for obama. but because ronny shs paul romney chose fl upyan,n, he did not the emptiness of his was an eye -- is resume on foreign policy. >> can you explain why susan insisted at the attacks the embassy were the results a demonstration? >> is entirely possible --ay i answer? >> i was asking mark. we like to o hear from everybody. >> if you were trying to hide something, you would not send somebody out. he would maintain radio silence --...
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obama is mr. cool. trip him up and you have a chance. >> this is not jealous that can be contained. >> the and -- this is not a challenge that can be contained. >> united states is engaging in a policy of bullying. >> some are engaging the absurd notion that a nuclear-arm iraned -- nuclear-armed iran would stabilize the middle east. yeah, right. >> president obama is being criticized for having time to appear on "the view" but not meet with prime minister netanyahu. your question -- why didn't they come out with that right off the bat? >> the attack happened five days after the charlotte convention. democrats had to climb over and over again, spike the football 100 times over killing osama bin laden. that was the one achievement, and the implication is that he was the guy who took care of al eda. you have the sacking at the u.s. embassy, the killing of the ambassador. the administration did not on that story to coexist with their theme and how great an anti terror policy obama had. they deceived the cou
obama is mr. cool. trip him up and you have a chance. >> this is not jealous that can be contained. >> the and -- this is not a challenge that can be contained. >> united states is engaging in a policy of bullying. >> some are engaging the absurd notion that a nuclear-arm iraned -- nuclear-armed iran would stabilize the middle east. yeah, right. >> president obama is being criticized for having time to appear on "the view" but not meet with prime minister...
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president obama won by 600,000 boats in pennsylvania last time. this really does determine the election. i don't care who you are for. this will determine the election. it is a huge problem or the country. we should be celebrating voters going to the polls, not putting impediments in their way. host: the radio program "democracy now" turns 25 this year? guest: we started in 1996. we were just on radio. the week of september 11, 2001, we started on the first television station in new york city on public access. then it just caught on like wildfire beyond the election and more television stations aired us and radio stations and npr stations and pbs stations all over the country. we just went on pbs in washington, d.c. and whuc at howard university and we are now on over 1100 stations. it was originally from pacifica radio. that was founded in the bay area 60 years ago. over 300 radio stations take it all over the world. i think this is because of the hunger for independent voices. and to bend, authentic voices -- independent, authentic voice is all
president obama won by 600,000 boats in pennsylvania last time. this really does determine the election. i don't care who you are for. this will determine the election. it is a huge problem or the country. we should be celebrating voters going to the polls, not putting impediments in their way. host: the radio program "democracy now" turns 25 this year? guest: we started in 1996. we were just on radio. the week of september 11, 2001, we started on the first television station in new...
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gallup is showing obama with a six-point lead. another poll from the last ten days show it is a one-point race but obama has extended the lead in thible average to four points. with the latest round swing state polling it looks like the race has tipped in his direction for the time being. >>neil: could we have a split view of this, a 2000 deal where the popular vote going one way, and that is tight. again, this depends on the poll. the swing state polls, then, not nearly so tight, for now? i stress, for now. could you see that as a possibility? >>guest: not at the moment. look, that is always a possible. if the race -- it is the fundamental of this race that are reasserted and it tightens to the end which most people expect it to do, we could see a lot the swing states getting in position where you can create scenarios where you can end up with an electoral tie or something very close along those lines. right now, though, for the moment, the race looks like mitt romney is slipping and obama is in front. >>neil: i was talking about
gallup is showing obama with a six-point lead. another poll from the last ten days show it is a one-point race but obama has extended the lead in thible average to four points. with the latest round swing state polling it looks like the race has tipped in his direction for the time being. >>neil: could we have a split view of this, a 2000 deal where the popular vote going one way, and that is tight. again, this depends on the poll. the swing state polls, then, not nearly so tight, for...
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initial obama campaign stop in wisconsin. then a debate in the wisconsin senate. >> this week on "newsmakers" we are joined by shaun donovan. welcome. we have a few reporters with us. alan from "wall street journal" and brady from "the washington post." >> the housing bust has been a catastrophic event for millions of american families. this go around we have not heard that much about it from either campaign. why does housing seem not to be a focus this time? >> it is a focus of the president. as you know, there is a broad range of things we have done to try to move the country forward and move the housing situation forward. you have seen president obama talking about the need to open up more refinancing. this is one of the most important things we can do at a time when interest rates just hit 3.4% this week, the lowest 30 year mortgage rate in the history of the country. we have to open it up to more families. that is something the president has talked about. we are taking actions to do that. he is urging congress, the senat
initial obama campaign stop in wisconsin. then a debate in the wisconsin senate. >> this week on "newsmakers" we are joined by shaun donovan. welcome. we have a few reporters with us. alan from "wall street journal" and brady from "the washington post." >> the housing bust has been a catastrophic event for millions of american families. this go around we have not heard that much about it from either campaign. why does housing seem not to be a focus this...
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it was president obama who stood upo china and protected aman wkers tt romney attacked obama's decision... upo china and protected said standing up to china was "bad for the nation and our workers." how can mitt romney take on the cheaters... when he's taking their side? >>> time for t gut check. we told you about american aies accusing its pilots of slowing down passengers after a sudden increase of late and canceled flights. the pilots union denies the allegation. they blame the problem on a shortage of pilots and old plan. the next labor dispute just as the nfl refu situation is behin us. what does your gut tell us? are american airlines pilots helping or hurting their case? go to facebook.com/newsnation to vote. that does it for "news nation." i'm tamron hall. "the cycle" is up next. ♪ ♪ fly by night away from here ♪ ♪ change my life again ♪ ♪ y by night away from here ♪ ♪ cha fy t,goe ea♪gain ♪ my ship isn't coming ♪ and i just can't pretend oww! ♪ [ male announcer ] careful, you're no longer invisible in a midsize sedan. the volkswagen passat. the 2012 moto
it was president obama who stood upo china and protected aman wkers tt romney attacked obama's decision... upo china and protected said standing up to china was "bad for the nation and our workers." how can mitt romney take on the cheaters... when he's taking their side? >>> time for t gut check. we told you about american aies accusing its pilots of slowing down passengers after a sudden increase of late and canceled flights. the pilots union denies the allegation. they...
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just three days until the crucial first debate between president obama and governor romney. the first chance for voters to see the candidates side by side and what many say is a make or break opportunity for governor romney to try to narrow the gap in the polls. tonight both sides are in debate prep and both sides trying to lower expectations. and there was a notable exception, though, with one of romney's top supporters said on abc's "this week." it's "your voice your vote" abc's david kerley starts us off in washington tonight. >> reporter: mitt romney went to church but this sunday wasn't a day just for prayers. it's preparation. cramming by the candidates for their big debate. and republican chris christie made a bold prediction on abc's "this week." >> every time mitt romney has been confronted in this campaign with one of these moments, he has come through in the debate and performed extraordinarily well so i have absolute confidence thursday morning you'll shake your head saying it's a brand-new race. >> reporter: christie is way off the romney campaign script. they'r
just three days until the crucial first debate between president obama and governor romney. the first chance for voters to see the candidates side by side and what many say is a make or break opportunity for governor romney to try to narrow the gap in the polls. tonight both sides are in debate prep and both sides trying to lower expectations. and there was a notable exception, though, with one of romney's top supporters said on abc's "this week." it's "your voice your vote"...
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it also faces the spending cuts unless president obama does something about it. leading up to what you might do next session, do think those cuts should be allowed to expire? if not, how would you modify those plans? >> the fiscal cliff is a very serious issue. sequestration is indiscriminate and arbitrary across-the-board cuts and would devastate our economy. it is not the right prescription. i support the president's's plan which is a balanced approach. we have twin challenges facing us. we need to reduce our debt bank and energize our economy. i think with investments in education and research, a middle-class, that is the solution. >> we are heading for a recession unless we do something. my opponent has been in congress for 14 years. the debt has gone from $6 trillion to $16 trillion. she has voted for a lot of those spending programs. she introduced programs to increase the spending. she is voting for 100 tax increases. what are we going to do in january? we have got to make sure we address the taxes, we can no longer afford to allow for these taxes to come
it also faces the spending cuts unless president obama does something about it. leading up to what you might do next session, do think those cuts should be allowed to expire? if not, how would you modify those plans? >> the fiscal cliff is a very serious issue. sequestration is indiscriminate and arbitrary across-the-board cuts and would devastate our economy. it is not the right prescription. i support the president's's plan which is a balanced approach. we have twin challenges facing...
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obama needs to avoid being irritable. >> but he's got to relax. he's got to show it, and he's got to show a little sense of humor. he's got to show why he's likable. >> reporter: the debate is set for 90 minutes on wednesday night. it's all on domestic issues. the first half, jobs and the economy. the second half, health care and other domestic issues. david? >> david kerley in washington tonight. david, thanks very much. >>> i want to bring in abc news political analyst matt dowd who has advised both republican and democratic campaigns. matt, as always, it's great to have you with us. >> great to be here, david. >> you have three things for everyone to watch for. one of the things you point out, body language could have a bigger impact than words, and we remember al gore, george bush and jon stewart having a field day with those sighs. >> i've had a record of that in texas. >> as if the sighing weren't bad enough, gore's behavior got worse. [ laughter ] >> in that same year we remember that moment when al gore got up, walked over towards then gov
obama needs to avoid being irritable. >> but he's got to relax. he's got to show it, and he's got to show a little sense of humor. he's got to show why he's likable. >> reporter: the debate is set for 90 minutes on wednesday night. it's all on domestic issues. the first half, jobs and the economy. the second half, health care and other domestic issues. david? >> david kerley in washington tonight. david, thanks very much. >>> i want to bring in abc news political...
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--reporter pkg-as follows -- it's a fixture at every obama campaign rally... a voting call to arms...and saturday in wisconsin was no different... don't boo,,vote! vote !! i'm asking you for your vote. some 733million americans are eligible to vote - but aren't registered, accordiig to census figures. so, registering people and campaigns -- here in wisconsin and in other states where the race could be very close. in virginia, a key battleground state, the republican national committee took advantage of a romney rally this month in fairfax to register attendees. when you have this many people in one place, uh ittmakes rrgistering folks a lot easier. that ease is also parttof the appeal for voters.i picked up a form at thh library laat week, but i hadn't actually done it, so this is great, to be able to just sit and do it and get it done right now.we have one of the best ground games here in virginia. we've registered and made contact with 300,000 people just n the last week, 150,000 just last weekend alone.a few days later, we caught up with obama supporters in
--reporter pkg-as follows -- it's a fixture at every obama campaign rally... a voting call to arms...and saturday in wisconsin was no different... don't boo,,vote! vote !! i'm asking you for your vote. some 733million americans are eligible to vote - but aren't registered, accordiig to census figures. so, registering people and campaigns -- here in wisconsin and in other states where the race could be very close. in virginia, a key battleground state, the republican national committee took...
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that was the first calendar year president obama was president. after looking athose numbers he decided to do t sur. th tevf ene was looking at when he sent more troops at the end of that year. now, three years later after the surge has ended, this is the level of attacks in this calendar year in 2012. so over 2010 and 2010 during the surge, right, wendured this leofmyti - that's during the surge. we endured that level of enemy-initiated attacks. now after the surge, after all of that blood and treasure and sacrifice, we have a new level which is higher than when we started. so that's for emy-initiated attacks. here's the same number for executed ied attacks. so bombs in afghanistan, right? here was the rather outrageously high numbers of bombs in afghanistan in 2009 when president obama was making his decision about the surge. these are ieds. here's the level now. here's what we went through during the surge years. the interim years. that's 2010 and 2011. so, you know, it's possible to spin this as, oh, look, 2012 is slightly better than last yea
that was the first calendar year president obama was president. after looking athose numbers he decided to do t sur. th tevf ene was looking at when he sent more troops at the end of that year. now, three years later after the surge has ended, this is the level of attacks in this calendar year in 2012. so over 2010 and 2010 during the surge, right, wendured this leofmyti - that's during the surge. we endured that level of enemy-initiated attacks. now after the surge, after all of that blood and...
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president obama. he sent kids over there to fight and now he has undercut the sacrifice. >> and how much coverage did that attack get in the american press? not much? why? the american people excited about one thing when it comes to afghanistan, bill and that is getting out. >> and the press should reflect that? >> the press should report the story. >> the other night on special report the day after the administration witness said on capitol hill that benghazi was a terrorist attack bret baier held up a copy of the new york times to note that the "new york times" had not mentioned it anywhere in the paper. remarkable. this is how it will be for a republican at this stage of the general election campaign. the media is not going to help the republican broadly speaking the media. a smart republican campaign recognizes that plans for that and thinks of ways to counter act it. they have done it in the past. it is not at all clear to me romney campaign is doing that. >> chris: is this going to make any diff
president obama. he sent kids over there to fight and now he has undercut the sacrifice. >> and how much coverage did that attack get in the american press? not much? why? the american people excited about one thing when it comes to afghanistan, bill and that is getting out. >> and the press should reflect that? >> the press should report the story. >> the other night on special report the day after the administration witness said on capitol hill that benghazi was a...
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>> if you agree with the polls president obama has an edge. if you are trying to factor in history, i will remind you of this. in 2004, late into the night when john kerry and george bush were going head-to-head in ohio, southwestern ohio, the counties around cincinnati, won it for george bush and gave hum four more years. if you are taking the model of 2010, how all these people came out to vote on issues like unemployment, debt and deficit spending and obamacare, well you could make an argument those three issues are still out there. so are those voters still out there? you would argue they are but will they turn out to vote? that will be the key in early november. melissa: bill hemmer, thank you so much. great stuff. apeciate it. >> good to be with you, melissa. melissa: football fans everywhere, hold your breath. the nfl and the referees union may be yards away from getting a deal done. how will the lockout affect the league's bottom line? we're crunching those numbers next. >>> no secret economic growth is sluggish. maybe $488 billion in
>> if you agree with the polls president obama has an edge. if you are trying to factor in history, i will remind you of this. in 2004, late into the night when john kerry and george bush were going head-to-head in ohio, southwestern ohio, the counties around cincinnati, won it for george bush and gave hum four more years. if you are taking the model of 2010, how all these people came out to vote on issues like unemployment, debt and deficit spending and obamacare, well you could make an...
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we know what president obama has done we know of the broken promises. we do not want for more years of this of 1.3 percent growth. for each person would got a job last month, four stopped looking for a job. we can do better than this. we are offering specific pro growth solutions to get out of this. >>neil: switching gories quickly. i know you have now a security briefing and i don't expect you to reveal the details but binyamin netanyahu -- well, you could, but that is separate -- but binyamin netanyahu was at the united nations today warning in the stark of the terms of how bad the iran thing is getting. what would be the position of you and mitt romney as to how to handle iran? what would be different of this administration short of going to war? >>guest: first of all our policy is to prevent iran from getting nuclear weapons capability. the best way to prevent war is to are peace through strength. do not gut the military which is what the president is doing. i would have pushed, we pushed for the sanctions three years ago and they just now are comin
we know what president obama has done we know of the broken promises. we do not want for more years of this of 1.3 percent growth. for each person would got a job last month, four stopped looking for a job. we can do better than this. we are offering specific pro growth solutions to get out of this. >>neil: switching gories quickly. i know you have now a security briefing and i don't expect you to reveal the details but binyamin netanyahu -- well, you could, but that is separate -- but...
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appointed by obama. this is like shooting yourself in the head. it is not a budget is a disaster. >> read the bill. if he will read the bill, he will find the language specifically that says, this act shall serve as the budget resolution for the fiscal year. this act shall serve zero as the budget resolution and it lays out the next year. you can read the bill and you can read the budget in the bell. go on my website and you can read it. guess what happened this year. the appropriators followed it. we cut direct payments, which was hard for many farmers to swallow. it was a hard vote in the senate. the farm bill is essential to missouri. we need to get at the work of getting the farm bill done. >> jonathan dine, did you want 45 seconds on the deficit? >> i am ok. >> this will have to be our last question. >> the trust for america's health -- researchers estimate the projected increase in obesity rates will cost the united states $550 billion between now and 2013. what policies, if any, do you believe the
appointed by obama. this is like shooting yourself in the head. it is not a budget is a disaster. >> read the bill. if he will read the bill, he will find the language specifically that says, this act shall serve as the budget resolution for the fiscal year. this act shall serve zero as the budget resolution and it lays out the next year. you can read the bill and you can read the budget in the bell. go on my website and you can read it. guess what happened this year. the appropriators...
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right now, a place like iowa, suddenly obama is up by 8 ohio, obama is up and virginia it is getting difficult to imagine how romney progresses and makes the case that he could win. that is a problem you hear from the republicans. >> chris: bill, in the interesting tough session with univision. president obama was asked what is the big lesson. he said you can't change washington from the inside and you have to change from the outside and if he is reelected he will have more of a conversation with the american people, is that the right take away. >> i don't think it is. and i think the rumny campaign should focus. if it is it the last four years, that was a muddy verdict bush how horrible was it four years ago. he has to make a choice about the next four years and explain what obama would do that would be bad for the country and what he would do to be good. gibbses is a good spokes man the and you talk about the policy stuff and he did fine. no one is going to change his mind. but the point he was rattled. foreign policy. foreign policy. it is in the head lines and romney needs to mak
right now, a place like iowa, suddenly obama is up by 8 ohio, obama is up and virginia it is getting difficult to imagine how romney progresses and makes the case that he could win. that is a problem you hear from the republicans. >> chris: bill, in the interesting tough session with univision. president obama was asked what is the big lesson. he said you can't change washington from the inside and you have to change from the outside and if he is reelected he will have more of a...
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walker avoid a recall well he's at it again this time to trying to convince americans that president obama is still or just how dangerous are ralph reed in his religious political machine and while politicians in washington including president obama continue america's failed war on drugs many are calling for medical marijuana to be legalized one of the strongest proponents about it all marijuana is actress comedian and presidential candidate roseanne barr we'll talk with her later in the show and remember the terminator movies how an evil computer program takes over the world well happening right now on wall street why is the government allowing machines to do most of the trading at the big banks and isn't it time we shut them down. you need to know this thousands of religious voters across the nation are receiving surveys in the mail that aren't really surveys or push polls push polls are things that are designed or disguised as surveys but actually intended to leave specific information. or does information stuck in the minds of voters for example the first issues summary from which ques
walker avoid a recall well he's at it again this time to trying to convince americans that president obama is still or just how dangerous are ralph reed in his religious political machine and while politicians in washington including president obama continue america's failed war on drugs many are calling for medical marijuana to be legalized one of the strongest proponents about it all marijuana is actress comedian and presidential candidate roseanne barr we'll talk with her later in the show...
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this is drawing attention to a yard sale for obama. the national initiative asked for people to have a yard sale and donate the sales to the obama campaign. >> interesting. >>> 6:18 is the time. sal? i'm still waiting for the sal bobble hood doll. >> -- bobble head doll. >> good morning. traffic is doing well around the bay area. highway 4 westbound looks good coming up to the willow bass grade. no major problems although crowded at antioch and pittsburgh. the toll plaza, traffic is busy and i see flashing lights at the toll plaza and it looks like somebody is trying to get through there but the backup looks typical. this morning's travels are moving well on southbound 880 as you drive from heyward to fremont. >> some fog, but not as much as yesterday. temperatures cooled off yesterday. today, inland, a little bump up. but there are signs. the signs, a northeast wind developing but not until the weekend. today, thick fog by the coast. chill lee, about 40 degrees. fog and sunshine tomorrow. warmer inland. we'll carry that into the weeke
this is drawing attention to a yard sale for obama. the national initiative asked for people to have a yard sale and donate the sales to the obama campaign. >> interesting. >>> 6:18 is the time. sal? i'm still waiting for the sal bobble hood doll. >> -- bobble head doll. >> good morning. traffic is doing well around the bay area. highway 4 westbound looks good coming up to the willow bass grade. no major problems although crowded at antioch and pittsburgh. the toll...
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look at what the obama administration is doing right now it's not that many believe could different than what the bush administration did in the two terms especially at the end and given that there is that consensus that's one of the reasons they are not issued in the political campaign but i think it's also one of the reasons why things are in the national security area. >> this will be the last security to that question. >> i think a lot will depend on who the next president is, because i think that there will be several justices who are getting older but i think most of them would feel if they are voluntarily retiring and not forced to do so by health concerns or some other extenuating circumstances the honorable thing to do would be retiring during the term of the party that appointed you in the first place so you could see justice ginsburg now that she's accomplished. i think she's trying to make a record for how long she's on the court and she will accomplish that in 2014. you may see scalia or kennedy retire if they get president romney. it makes a huge potential shift in the cour
look at what the obama administration is doing right now it's not that many believe could different than what the bush administration did in the two terms especially at the end and given that there is that consensus that's one of the reasons they are not issued in the political campaign but i think it's also one of the reasons why things are in the national security area. >> this will be the last security to that question. >> i think a lot will depend on who the next president is,...
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it is fundamentally different from the approach of president obama. i think health care reform should expand markets, expand competition and empower consums and patients and disempower government bureaucrats from second- guessing the decisions that are made between a patient and a doctor. what does at mean specifically? the three reforms a think would be most important would be, number one, allowing people to purchase health insurance across state lines. why is that? because that would create a true 50-state national market for low-cost catastrophic health care. part of the problem, evertime politicians say that every health plan must include the following bills and whistles and they give away all the stuff, it has the inevitable effect of driving the cost of health insurance for everybody. and one of the biggest reasons so many people in texas and nationally don't have health insurance is because it is so expensive. if we had a 250-state national market with low-cost catastrophic care, that would expand access. chris so buying across state lines woul
it is fundamentally different from the approach of president obama. i think health care reform should expand markets, expand competition and empower consums and patients and disempower government bureaucrats from second- guessing the decisions that are made between a patient and a doctor. what does at mean specifically? the three reforms a think would be most important would be, number one, allowing people to purchase health insurance across state lines. why is that? because that would create a...
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. >> i voted for barack obama. >> barack obama in 2008. >> i had huge hopes. but you know what, i got burned in 2008. >> the trillions and trillions of dollars of deficits. >> this time. >> this year. >> i've changed. >> i'm changing my vote. >> i changed my mind. >> to mitt romney and paul ryan. >> to romney and ryan. >> to mitt romney and paul ryan. they have plans and ideas that i believe will work. >> greta: joining us our political panel, rick klein, michael crawley, and justin sink. rick? >> find me a voter for voted for mccain four years ago and now says obama. it's a small segment of the population. this is the kind of message. it's an invitation to the former obama voters, the one-time obama voters who may be supporting him right now, on the fence right now, to say join us on the other side, you don't have to hate the guy, that he's the wrong direction for the country, we're giving up on him, moving the other direction. it's a powerful message, something the romney campaign would have liked to tap into a few months ago. >> greta: michael? >> how are t
. >> i voted for barack obama. >> barack obama in 2008. >> i had huge hopes. but you know what, i got burned in 2008. >> the trillions and trillions of dollars of deficits. >> this time. >> this year. >> i've changed. >> i'm changing my vote. >> i changed my mind. >> to mitt romney and paul ryan. >> to romney and ryan. >> to mitt romney and paul ryan. they have plans and ideas that i believe will work. >> greta:...
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prident obama released a two minute tv ad today. sortf hiclosing argumentor his campaign ouathent sdo hlk withhe savings that we will obtain when we eventually end the war in afghanistan. but while mr. romney d mention veterans in his virginia speech today, he did not say what he would do to improve the problem that he identified for veterans. in fact, t waye td abo it iicat h might not know even which part of the government is supposed to fix a problem like that. and he still can't bring himself to talk about what he would do as commander in chief. he still can't bring himse to talk about the war that we are still in that is now producing new veterans every daynd is due to keepoing that for another couple of years. inth ectio ye, with any other candidate who was more capable of holding his own on this issue, we would be having a debate on this issue. we would be having a big national debate on this subject right now. because i very obviously needs bating. "wir" magazineodayubed ina aessmtrom the u.s. military in afghanistan. and it
prident obama released a two minute tv ad today. sortf hiclosing argumentor his campaign ouathent sdo hlk withhe savings that we will obtain when we eventually end the war in afghanistan. but while mr. romney d mention veterans in his virginia speech today, he did not say what he would do to improve the problem that he identified for veterans. in fact, t waye td abo it iicat h might not know even which part of the government is supposed to fix a problem like that. and he still can't bring...
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showing president obama in new hampshire up by seven. and showing president obama in north carolina also up by two. because early voting has already started in a majority of swing states, and in a majority of states, period, it's not just a get excited cliche now to say election day is upon us. really,seriousseriously. get excited. it's upon us. it's already started. you can tell it's already started is in part because we're in the triage period of the call pain. the time of the election year when people who are spending money in hopes of effecting the election's outcome start cutting their losses hedging their bets and use their money instead in places they think it will make a difference. "the hill" newspaper reporting this week the republican party's house campaign committee had not yet reserved any ad time for a handful of incumbent republican congressmen. a sign that, quote, congressmen in question -- canceled two weeks of its scheduled ad buy for a north carolina democratic incumbent seen as vulnerable. quote, a sign he thinks he's
showing president obama in new hampshire up by seven. and showing president obama in north carolina also up by two. because early voting has already started in a majority of swing states, and in a majority of states, period, it's not just a get excited cliche now to say election day is upon us. really,seriousseriously. get excited. it's upon us. it's already started. you can tell it's already started is in part because we're in the triage period of the call pain. the time of the election year...